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Show XJXC. t) IKIPWW ViWJUJC,l AAtt O lifiUKUAKt BATUKUAi lb JiCy 7a It i u 1 ! ! i CJ t I : O ities LikePeopleBavs Since man was created, and wherever a group of voyagers have pitched their tents and organized a community of common interest, one that has ultimately grown and developed into a permanent dwelling place, it has prospeied largely as the result of constantly fertilizing its social and commercial soil with the unity of thought, in the minds of all its people, that this is the place. i When the Utah pioneers set their faces toward the west and hared then breasts to all the dangers incident to such a pilgrimage, America witnessed the first sacrifice toward the founding of another great commonwealth little nearer the setting As the camp fires of these- pilgrim? glowed sun each night, and a little farther from home and friends, dangers and hardships multiplied, and their comm on need of help and protection bound them more closely together in devotion to on unothc. a id devotion t i the general welfare of the entire i omnium ) M i; IM i w ill - i onsequently when the) entexed the Great halt I ake basin, after ledi ous months of travel, they had heccm' accustomed to the discipline that sacrifice and hardship brings, and were ready for the tranquihtv of home and the security of an established government C Hi esc travel wear) explorers founded Salt Lake and Utah, a C it y and State of homes of tillers of the soil, of men and women who soon b i th-got their sacrifices because of the ultimate ahundam e of ir reward C u They had no knowledge of the vast potential wealth in our i;- - ,i i? 1 i i mountain-valley- s and streams when the) camped at the portal of Lmigration ( any o, and the untold wealth that the succeeding generations and later settlei arid colonists have garnered from th natural resources of Utah was b. vond the dreams of the most visionarv of that da this is the place because nature so bounteously enriched A because our citizens have been loyal to Utah and its institutions constant conviction that beyond the horizon rna) be a better place impenb one's complete usefulness in any community; and the fact that these pio neers did not leave for a new Eldorado every time a distant note was sounded on some golden horn of promise, accounts to a large degree foe th- - con sistent growth and development of our City and State 1 c dav o-a- I i If our young men and women of this generation would perpetuate the i i i i ; i I -J Individuality I I 4 t dL-lC- Tiis Is The Fla e- f work of their fathers and mothers, they must be concerned less about per sonal comfort and more about individual endeavor, and less about basking in the sunshine and more about sweating under the lash of an ambition to develop our yet untouched resources. It s the youth of today that must make Utah a better place for tomorrow. C. R. Our Pioneer Fathers builded better than they I he dry, unattractive waste lands of the Rocky Mountain valleys have been turned into thriving farms with beautiful cities erected at the feet of these glorious mountain ranges, offering their protection from the blasts of winter, and sending forth their wonderful breezes to cool the mountain summer nights, and their crystal streams from their snowcapped peaks piped into every home with a coolness as though coming from a great refrigeration plant. knew an address before the National n of Real Estate boards of Detroit in the sum- inn oi 925, Mr. H. R. Ennis of Kansas City, past president of the national di-i-'i lation, made this statement u ring my term as president of this association, I was privileged to nee iiidin American cities. As look back, I can recall only a few of them which left an impression upon me of being beautiful and which created within me a desire to return in order that I might more fully enjoy their development, and then Mr. Ennis named Salt Lake City as one of the few beautihi i I I v 1 1 ful cities which left a lasting impression. It is new our privilege and responsibility to maintain and add to the beauties of our wondeiful City and State. This we can do by keeping our buildings in good repair and well painted, and by increased interest in landscaping our lots and the planting of flowers and shrubs. Because of the gieat increase of traffic on the highways, farmers should keep their buildwith flowings and fences m good repair and we'l painted and surrounded ers, lawns and trees We should not allow a piece of valuable property to depreciate and of less value simply from neglec and the failure to expend money for paint and incidental iepairs, when bv a nominal expenditure for such a purpose one can secure more desirable t mants and produce an increased and stca her iru cine, and add greatly to the beauty of this community be-o-- Our public officials are now look ng ahead, planning an extensive buildof rnan years to provide the necessary and deing piogiarn over a period nted public buildings, auditorium, inuieum. parks and pla grounds, so that It c recognition we have already attained might be added to. realizing as thrv do that beauty has become more and more a telling factor in the grow th n of C.r cities, and that the ci.v that is planning ways to make itself t rautiful is going to grow more rapidly than the citv which does not I it I ill -- Am-riia- I ! rin-r- y a C A e do net go to Europe to study industrial development, great manufac-tu.u.- g plants, the business growth of a ly partu uUr place, or the commercial activity of the countries visited, but ra her to see the beautiful places wrhich these countries possess Westminster Abbey, the Louvre, L Arc de I the beautiful boulevards and s reets of Paris the Enter den Linden of Berlin, the great art galleries, cathedrals, and notable structures which practicallv all cities of the Old World possess Sait Lake C itv is already richly endowed w ith points of great interest, and has appropriately been called 'The Center of Scenic America. It is for us to continue to build upon the foundation ahrady laid, and support wur public officials in every forward-lookinstep in this direction, so that OUR CITY may continue to stand foremost among the cities of the Nation in beautv and attractiveness -- A CITY WITH INDIVIDUAL! TY r I i g PEARSALL, ? i LE GRAND RICHARDS to Of i Of L? (.rand R.chards Ra1 This is the 250th page in the series which, with a supplementary editorial, is devoted n weekly by the Deseret New to advancing the interests and wplfare cf Utah and the Inter-mountai- West. Readers, are you DOING YOUR SHARE in this worthy enterprise? How are jou showing your interest? Read these pages and know why "THIS IS THE PLACE." If you are not a subscriber to THE DESERET NEWS, join us and her wonderful resources and advantages. now and help boost Utah u t k iv |